Palmer, Wasilla; Colony, MCC split NLC games

KJ Henry scored six of his eight points in the fourth quarter to help the Palmer Moose hold on to grab a 50-48 boys basketball victory over the Wasilla Warriors Tuesday night at Palmer High school.

Henry had a pair of field goals and was 2 of 4 from the free throw line during the final eight minutes of regulation. The Moose led 35-32 after three periods. The Warriors outscored Palmer 16-15 in the fourth.

Lukas Owen led the Moose with 12 points in the win. Logan Rolston added 10.

Palmer improved to 2-1 in the Northern Lights Conference and 11-2 overall.

Noah Kroon poured in a game-high 20 points in the loss. Tristan Horton added 10 and Aidan Pharr chipped in nine.

Wasilla is now 4-2 in conference and 8-9 overall.

The Wasilla girls scored a 61-26 win over Palmer earlier in the evening. Layla Hays scored 16 points. Claire Bredburg finished with a dozen.

Wasilla is now 13-0 overall and 5-0 in the NLC. Palmer is 0-3 in conference and 5-8 overall.

Colony split a pair of varsity games at Mountain City Christian in Anchorage.

The Colony boys beat Mountain City 54-23 to improve to 10-9 overall and 4-2 in conference.

The Mountain City girls used an 18-12 fourth-quarter run to cement a 42-36 win over the Knights. The NLC rivals were tied at 24 after three quarters.

Ally Shelley led Colony with 11 points. Hallie Clark added nine.

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